Wire-fence reel.



\ 10.695,352. Patentedmann,1902*l o. THOMPSON & J. A4. BALnBmE.

WIRE FENCE REEL.

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OSCAR THOMPSON AND JAMESA. BALDRIDGEOF VINCENNES, INDIANA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,352, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed July 20, 1901.

a new and usefullmprovementin VVire-Ifen'cel Reels, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates generally to wirereels, and more particularly toa fence-wire reel, which has an improvement upon the reel shown,described, and claimed in the application filed by Oscar ThompsonJanuary 28, 1901, Serial No. 45,031.

The object of the present invention is to provide an exceedingly cheap,simple, and durable construction of fence-wire reel which can be quicklyand easily attached to any wagon-body for the purpose of transportingthe wire and reeling or unreeling the same from the spool.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the peculiarconstruction of the various parts and in their novel combination andarrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter andpointed out in the claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this speciiication, Figure 1 is a viewshowing the prac# tical application of our invention. Fig. 2 is a topplan view. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ofthe reel or spoolproper; and Fig. Ll is a sectional elevation illustrating the manner ofconnecting the reel or spool with the sprocket, whereby the two arecaused to move in unison.

In carrying out our invention we employa reel or spool which consists ofthe cross-strips A, connected by means of the angle-pieces B, saidcross-strips A having central openings AQ through which the tubularshaft C is passed, a collar D being secured upon said shaft by means ofa set-screw D for the purpose of limiting the lateral movement of thereel or spoolupon said shaft. The ends of the shaft C are j ournaled inboxes E, which are secured to the side-boards of the wagon-body, saidboxes comprising the plates E', the lower block E2, and the upper blockE3. A sprocket-wheel F is mounted upon the tubular shaft adjaserin no.69,117. cro man.)

cent to the end of the reel opposite collar D, 'two or more of thespokes of saidwheel being slotted longitudinally at F for the purpose ofreceiving a boltmFz, which secures a block F3, said block-Fftting intothe angle of the cross-piece B, and inasmuch as two of the spokes areslotted it will of course be understood that two blocks F3 are employed,and consequently the reel or spool is locked with the sprocket-wheel Fat two different points, thus causing the said sprocket-wheel and reelto movein unison.

G indicates the short shaft, which is journaled in a box H, identical`with the journalbox alreadydescribed, and upon the inner end of thisshaft Gis mounted a small sprocket I, while upon the outer end of saidshaft is arranged a crank K, and also upon the shaft adjacent to thesaid crank K is a ratchet wheel L, which is adapted to be engaged by the,pawl L', pivoted to one side of the journal-box H. A sprocket-chain Mpasses around the sprocket-wheel I and also around the sprocket-wheel F,so that when the crank K is operated the sprocket-wheel F is rotated,and consequentlythe reel, thereby causing the wire to be reeled orunreeled therefrom. The journal-box His preferably adjustable upon theside of the wagon-box, so as to take up any slack which may occur in thedrive chain. The end of the tubular shaft O adjacent to the'sprocket Fprojects a short distance beyond the journal-box and is adapted to have'a brakebar N- bear thereon, said brake-bar being pivoted to the outerside of the journal-box and adapted to be brought into a frictionalcontact with the end of the shaft O whenever it is desiredto retard orcheck the motion of the reel or spool.

It willthus be seen that we provide an exceedingly simple and durableconstruction of fencejwire reel, which can be quickly and easily appliedto the body of any vehicle and by means of which the fence-wire can beeasily reeled or unreeled, as desired.

I-Iaving thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a device of the kind described, the combination with the tubularshaft, of a reel ar- ICO ranged thereon and comprising theerosssprocket-Wheel and reel or spool,l substzmL pieces and angledconnecting-strips, a tially as described. sprocket-wheel mounted uponthe tubular Y shaft adj acont; to one end of the reel or spool GE 5 andthe blocks secured to the spokes of the J sprocket-Wheel, said blocksbeing adapted to Witnesses: fit into the angled connecting-strips of theF. P. ANDERSON, reel or spool, and thereby connecting the W. T. MCCLURE.

